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romney has said ben bernanke should be fired. are you advising that ben bernanke should get fired? >> i don't get into personnel issues. i would say on quoting different rules i think quantitative easing has not been helpful. i think we had good monetary policy in the '80s and '90s until recently. that is what we want to do. that is what the romney program is all about. >> john, i'm curious. there is a lot of talk about the evans rule and it is not quite the same as the taylor rule but it seems to go a way towards some of the things you have talked about in the past predominantly this idea of having more of a check on possible bubbles because i know you have been a big critic. what do you make of the evans rule and if it could be successful in tamping down that activity in the future? >> it is such an open ended policy. the kind of policy i like is what we had in much of the '80s and '90s. that really worked well. we had strong growth. look at that stock market. it was incredibly good. that is the policy we need. i call it rules based. it is a specific kind of rules, not just open
romney has said ben bernanke should be fired. are you advising that ben bernanke should get fired? >> i don't get into personnel issues. i would say on quoting different rules i think quantitative easing has not been helpful. i think we had good monetary policy in the '80s and '90s until recently. that is what we want to do. that is what the romney program is all about. >> john, i'm curious. there is a lot of talk about the evans rule and it is not quite the same as the taylor rule...
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this republican ben bernanke who preceded obama recognizes one very visible thing, the obstruction that's going on in congress renders the fiscal policy -- and you recognize that there's outright obstruction going on in congress that stops any fiscal policy, what are you going to do? >> what policy? >> it's the only tool left. >> i talk to republicans all the time. i'm a reporter, they're really thinking of this as a political issue. this is a stimulus pae f obama and obama and the a republicans should be embracing this. >> romney has said that he opposes this -- romney has also said that he will not reappoint ben bernanke. there's not a lot of sympathy for bernanke inside that campaign or the gop, that interests me a lot. i'm asking a difficult question, i don't think there's a direct -- i'm not saying that bernanke is deliberately doing qe-3, because probably it won't work in the next six weeks anyway. >> it hasn't worked up until now. >> the federal reserve is like the supreme court, it's now controlled by left wing democrats. >> here's what i think, this is buy this is so important. b
this republican ben bernanke who preceded obama recognizes one very visible thing, the obstruction that's going on in congress renders the fiscal policy -- and you recognize that there's outright obstruction going on in congress that stops any fiscal policy, what are you going to do? >> what policy? >> it's the only tool left. >> i talk to republicans all the time. i'm a reporter, they're really thinking of this as a political issue. this is a stimulus pae f obama and obama...
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paul krugman, one, and now ben bernanke is pushing for higher inflation. is his real inflation target not 2%, but like 4%, 5%? if he could wave a magic wand, would he do that? >> they could have a secret vote. it would be in excess of three, for sure at least in the near term. the fed told us they would do whatever it takes to get what they want. they haven't exactly told us what they do or what they want. >> all right. what they want is a lower unemployment rate, isn't that fair? >> right. but they have lower unemployment in the price stability. what's going to happen is you're going to get fomc participants litigating the issue in public. like charlie plaszer yesterday talking about how policy won't be effective and charlie evans today talking about -- >> but they always do that. bernanke, that board is all obama appointees. and it's the liberal left keynesian board. it's an inflationist board. you as great economist and forecaster, right now the inflation numbers, they don't look scary at all. cpi, so forth, commodity prices, none of that stuff is boomi
paul krugman, one, and now ben bernanke is pushing for higher inflation. is his real inflation target not 2%, but like 4%, 5%? if he could wave a magic wand, would he do that? >> they could have a secret vote. it would be in excess of three, for sure at least in the near term. the fed told us they would do whatever it takes to get what they want. they haven't exactly told us what they do or what they want. >> all right. what they want is a lower unemployment rate, isn't that fair?...
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since ben bernanke announced his new round of stimulus on the 13th of september, we're down 11%, almost 12% on wti since then. other commodities are behaving the same way. it appears to mow traders just aren't buying it this time. >> is it because volumes, supplies, are too high or is it because demand is falling? >> there is some tightness in certain areas of the world in the oil markets particularly in asia due to the lower levels of iranian exports that are making their way east. when you look at western europe and just how terribly challenged the economies there are, and you look at u.s. which is clearly oversupplied with oil an shows no sign of that changing, the supply and production figures are not at all supporters for oil prices higher but we still have to think about what's out there in terms of iran and investor enthusiasm for cheaper credit. >> interesting you mentioned iran. we're going to talk about that in a second. but certainly the middle east tensions, we're up $21 a barrel from where we were in june. numbers specifically. we've broken below $90 a barrel. to what exten
since ben bernanke announced his new round of stimulus on the 13th of september, we're down 11%, almost 12% on wti since then. other commodities are behaving the same way. it appears to mow traders just aren't buying it this time. >> is it because volumes, supplies, are too high or is it because demand is falling? >> there is some tightness in certain areas of the world in the oil markets particularly in asia due to the lower levels of iranian exports that are making their way east....
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the fed chairman, which someone might have a chance to replace ben bernanke with next year, the national economic council director, which is basically the white house chief economic adviser and wildcard, wildcard would cob office of management and budget exchief of staff or favorite idea is budget czar, mr. mayor, michael bloomberg, who scored high on that. so you can -- >> all three of ours, former bosses, by the way, michael bloomberg was at once all three of our bosses. >> exactly. maybe we are bias. >> clearly hires good people and intensely qualified. >> he knows exactly how to gem gate. the basic idea, you get to delegate, choose the economic team and you can mix and match. you can say, okay, romney wins, put erskine boles in, scores very high on our model, as treasury secretary or budget czar, something like that or if you're president in a 2.0, say i want meg whitman to be in a tie. >> how did you pick the names? i played your little game aged lost. no winner. >> you choose one. >> i had 66 on dems, 65 so actually i went to the blue side, randomly. >> look at you, you democrat yo
the fed chairman, which someone might have a chance to replace ben bernanke with next year, the national economic council director, which is basically the white house chief economic adviser and wildcard, wildcard would cob office of management and budget exchief of staff or favorite idea is budget czar, mr. mayor, michael bloomberg, who scored high on that. so you can -- >> all three of ours, former bosses, by the way, michael bloomberg was at once all three of our bosses. >>...
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let's delve into these house price numbers, because there's a huge amount of focus out of ben bernanke, pointing to the sector. do you think we are seeing a turning point in housing? >> we've clearly seen a turning point. where the turning point actually begins is in the attitude of the individual homeowner who's thinking about buying or thinking about waiting. what has happened is there's just been a switch thrown and everybody who was thinking about it and stalling about it seems to be in the market either shopping with an eye toward doing it soon or has already picked up a house. so we have seen a tremendous attitude difference very recently here. >> how even is the recovery? because looking at the case, there were particular states and cities that weren't moving. core logic also shows that states are experiencing gains. is it an even pickup across the states? >> well, what's interesting is the markets that were the hardest hit with the highest ure rates have been ironically doing the best. so you have a city like phoenix, arizona, that no one would touch with a ten-foot stick, and
let's delve into these house price numbers, because there's a huge amount of focus out of ben bernanke, pointing to the sector. do you think we are seeing a turning point in housing? >> we've clearly seen a turning point. where the turning point actually begins is in the attitude of the individual homeowner who's thinking about buying or thinking about waiting. what has happened is there's just been a switch thrown and everybody who was thinking about it and stalling about it seems to be...
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but i don't think anyone should be critical of ben bernanke's performance. i can't think of anybody who has physically done more for the country. i mean, those were 18, 20, 21-hour days. the guy has made a tremendous sacrifice on his family, on himself personally, and i do think it's important that for the country to grow up about this, it's fine to disagree about the policy, but he takes personal attacks from both the right and left, and i think they're totally unjustified. and i think we should actually, you know, pay him a tribute. i think he's making a great sacrifice and we need to salute him and people like him. >> you know, i think i'd agree with that. >> i totally agree with that. i give president bush credit for appointing chairman bernanke, and i give president obama tremendous credit for reappointing him. again, just like larry said, people can agree or disagree, you know, chairman bernanke is doing unprecedented creative policy. he's not somebody who is saying, well, the world is bad and it's out of my hands, he's saying i'm going to do everythin
but i don't think anyone should be critical of ben bernanke's performance. i can't think of anybody who has physically done more for the country. i mean, those were 18, 20, 21-hour days. the guy has made a tremendous sacrifice on his family, on himself personally, and i do think it's important that for the country to grow up about this, it's fine to disagree about the policy, but he takes personal attacks from both the right and left, and i think they're totally unjustified. and i think we...
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. >>> he was an advocate for open-ended qe long before fed chairman ben bernanke announced qe infinity. >> now chicago fed president charles evans is ready to take on critics of the plan. >>> we're kicking off the fourth quarter with the biggest bull of all the squawkmarket masters. the odds of hitting dow's 17,000 by the end of next year are looking better and better says jeremy siegel. the third hour of "squawk box" starts right now. ♪ >>> good morning again. welcome back to "squawk box" here on cnbc. i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin and our guest host has been craig barrett, the former chairman and ceo of intel, obviously we have a lot more to discuss with him but we also have many other big guests who are joining us through the hour, don't forget that this is the beginning of the fourth quarter, you can start it off with our portfolio strategy session, speaking with jeremy siegel about the market events likely to drive the fourth quarter including the november election. coming up at 8:30 a.m. eastern, cnbc's exclusive interview with chicago fed preside
. >>> he was an advocate for open-ended qe long before fed chairman ben bernanke announced qe infinity. >> now chicago fed president charles evans is ready to take on critics of the plan. >>> we're kicking off the fourth quarter with the biggest bull of all the squawkmarket masters. the odds of hitting dow's 17,000 by the end of next year are looking better and better says jeremy siegel. the third hour of "squawk box" starts right now. ♪ >>> good...
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. >> ben bernanke sets up as the world's leading authority on the 1930s. why do we talk about nonstop about the 1930s? are they necessarily relevant? no, i answer my own question. let us allow markets to clear. how is that just for a start? >> so can a politician allow that? >> yes. >> i mean, let's talk about this a second. the politicians are looking at 8% unemployment rates. they've got to look like they're trying do something to bring that down. after all, they're -- >> but they're not. >> well -- they -- they haven't approved of any real legislation. so they're badgering the feds to do something about it. >> right. well, jim, you work for a living, right? >> i think so. >> you run businesses. does the uncertainty about what they are going to do next quarter with respect to the cost of money, with respect to qe end? does that help? does that embolden i was trying to say to you. >> that's okay. >> i just know what they are saying. >>> when we come back, we have at optionsxpress we're all about options trading. we create easy to use, powerful trading too
. >> ben bernanke sets up as the world's leading authority on the 1930s. why do we talk about nonstop about the 1930s? are they necessarily relevant? no, i answer my own question. let us allow markets to clear. how is that just for a start? >> so can a politician allow that? >> yes. >> i mean, let's talk about this a second. the politicians are looking at 8% unemployment rates. they've got to look like they're trying do something to bring that down. after all, they're --...
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>> we heard from ben bernanke yesterday. the federal reserve chief. he's a scholar of the great depression. he is pledging again, ladies, that we are going to avoid another great depression. he's promising to keep stimulus going until even after, even after the economy starts to recover to make sure we don't repeat the mistakes made into the 1930s, which is when we pulled our foot off the accelerator too soon in the economy, and just as it was starting to recover we started to tighten monetary policy and boom, threw the economy into the second great depression. the great depression scholar ben bernanke is trying everything we can to make sure we don't fall down again. >> it's comforting to hear that, isn't it? >> well, some people are concerned that it will cause inflation down the road but everyone is trying to keep the ship staling right now. >> all right. and you've got road warriors? >> that's right. another road warriors for you. if you're a business traveler, looking to meet others while you're on a trip, good news. there are now plenty of apps
>> we heard from ben bernanke yesterday. the federal reserve chief. he's a scholar of the great depression. he is pledging again, ladies, that we are going to avoid another great depression. he's promising to keep stimulus going until even after, even after the economy starts to recover to make sure we don't repeat the mistakes made into the 1930s, which is when we pulled our foot off the accelerator too soon in the economy, and just as it was starting to recover we started to tighten...
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federal reserve chairman ben bernanke speaks today. the critical september jobs report is friday. and there's plenty of news in between like auto sales, jobless claims and a presidential debate. u.s. stock futures signal a higher start to a brand-new quarter that begins today. individual investors may have missed this strong quarter for stocks. retail investors have been pulling money out of stocks for months. but stocks have been rising. the dow, the s&p 500, the nasdaq, all posted strong gains over the past three months. the nasdaq is up nearly 18% for the year now. more signs of weakness in the global economy. new data overnight from china show its factory sector slowed last month, and a report from hsbc says new export orders declined last month with the sharpest rate in 3 1/2 years. soledad, china has fashioned itself into the factory for the world. when china's manufacturing slows, everyone worries. >> all right, christine, thank you for the upset. >>> it's what everybody's talking about this morning, arnold schwarzenegger says that his life were a movie, nobody would believ
federal reserve chairman ben bernanke speaks today. the critical september jobs report is friday. and there's plenty of news in between like auto sales, jobless claims and a presidential debate. u.s. stock futures signal a higher start to a brand-new quarter that begins today. individual investors may have missed this strong quarter for stocks. retail investors have been pulling money out of stocks for months. but stocks have been rising. the dow, the s&p 500, the nasdaq, all posted strong...
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. >> this is ben bernanke the chairman of the federal reserve. and this is a friday you were saying? >> a thursday night. >> and he's saying if you didn't take emergency action. >> we would not have an economy by monday. >> what does that mean? >> it's a horrible prospect. it means everything would disintegrate in terms of financial transactions and the rest. we went out and said time is of the essence regardless of the fact there was a presidential election seven weeks away. this happened on the president's watch. he was suggesting a solution. i said we must work together in a bipartisan way to get this done. but the fact is is that they knew, they were withholding the information from congress because they were hoping to get to the election, in my view. but the fact is four years ago the end of september if we didn't act immediately, we would not have an economy by monday. that would have been a disaster for our country. so while we want to do more to help individual families and the republicans instructed that in the last two years, the fact i
. >> this is ben bernanke the chairman of the federal reserve. and this is a friday you were saying? >> a thursday night. >> and he's saying if you didn't take emergency action. >> we would not have an economy by monday. >> what does that mean? >> it's a horrible prospect. it means everything would disintegrate in terms of financial transactions and the rest. we went out and said time is of the essence regardless of the fact there was a presidential election...
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ben bernanke has said that we have an unemployment rate that is way too high. he has proposed a way that he thinks would address that. do you think he is doing a good job and that this latest thing is in support of this economic growth and demand? >> they have better economic performance than this for monetary is criticized. there's a strong thought in this country that people on campaigns or associated with the executive branch do not comment on specific monetary actions of the fed. this is so important to the economic health of this country. i would say that nothing it has been helpful at all for the professional republicans. i think this is bad for the short term. >> i think there is a difference between politicizing in having an honest policy debate. i think the federal reserve's actions, and i have known that bernanke for a long time, i understand where he is coming from. i think that the fed's policy actions have exposed as to very little upside. i think it is absolutely almost patriotic to have a policy debate about whether it is a good idea to do what h
ben bernanke has said that we have an unemployment rate that is way too high. he has proposed a way that he thinks would address that. do you think he is doing a good job and that this latest thing is in support of this economic growth and demand? >> they have better economic performance than this for monetary is criticized. there's a strong thought in this country that people on campaigns or associated with the executive branch do not comment on specific monetary actions of the fed. this...
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one from the romney campaign -- i don't know what they were thinking, after the fed stood there and ben bernanke held a news conference saying they're going to go through another round of quantitative easing, printing money. the message to donors was this -- the "barack obama is at it again, spending your tax dollars per "two things about that -- the fed is reducing the deficit and making huge profits returning record amounts of money to the treasury as a result of all their previous quantitative easing. so the opposite of spending your tax dollars is true. and of course the fed is legally independent and run by guy appointed by george w. bush. so this was so completely over the top that we decided we have to do a piece on that particular e-mail. pretty much these messages to true believers exceed what we have already defunct. >> we are out of time. thank you for your attention. we appreciate your questions. [applause] >> coming at 4:30, we will be live at the un for a speech from the president of libya. he will be speaking before the general assembly gathered this week. coverage starti
one from the romney campaign -- i don't know what they were thinking, after the fed stood there and ben bernanke held a news conference saying they're going to go through another round of quantitative easing, printing money. the message to donors was this -- the "barack obama is at it again, spending your tax dollars per "two things about that -- the fed is reducing the deficit and making huge profits returning record amounts of money to the treasury as a result of all their previous...
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rich, you've been all over ben bernanke's defense of qe3. i thought he had a lot of interesting things to say. break it down for us. >> reporter: really a point-by-point defense of all the criticism he's been getting over the years on quantitative easing and now the expansion of that, talking about some criticism that low borrowing cost is encouraging the federal government to borrow and spend more money. he says, look, that's all set by congress and the administration, has nothing to do with us. he also talks about people who try to save money, put money in cds or bank accounts. he said overall for the economy savers will benefit by qe2, by qe3 because the economy overall will be better. he says he's not monetizing the debt. he says the fed will unwind all of this when it comes time, and he says he expects this type of monetary policy will be in place for a considerable amount of time after the economy strengthens. he also addressed a question posed to him by the fox business network asking whether or not the united states is currently in a
rich, you've been all over ben bernanke's defense of qe3. i thought he had a lot of interesting things to say. break it down for us. >> reporter: really a point-by-point defense of all the criticism he's been getting over the years on quantitative easing and now the expansion of that, talking about some criticism that low borrowing cost is encouraging the federal government to borrow and spend more money. he says, look, that's all set by congress and the administration, has nothing to do...
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one possible reason, ben bernanke. the fed chairman defended his money printing ways today but he also said congress must do more to ss ace the recovery. >>> american express will pay more than $112 million. regulators allege that amex misled customers about debt collected, discriminated against certain card applicants and charged improper late fees. are we in a recession right here, right now? our own peter barnes asked fed chief ben bernanke today and he sort of made a joke of the whole thing. >> i know how it happens. it sort of happens over a nice meal at a french restaurant and -- [laughter] there is a discussion of the data and everybody says, what do you think? yeah, okay. melissa: that is his explanation for how the official committee decide whether or not we're in a recession. he didn't really answer the question it turns out. we get one piece of good news like the manufacturing expanding for the first time in four months. we still have a laundry list of bad numbers. unemployment still above 8%. second quarter
one possible reason, ben bernanke. the fed chairman defended his money printing ways today but he also said congress must do more to ss ace the recovery. >>> american express will pay more than $112 million. regulators allege that amex misled customers about debt collected, discriminated against certain card applicants and charged improper late fees. are we in a recession right here, right now? our own peter barnes asked fed chief ben bernanke today and he sort of made a joke of the...
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our fed, ben bernanke is obviously all-in. tepid super conservative bank of japan two weeks ago pumped a couple million dollars in their own market. bank of japan was out of the game until couple weeks ago. taking your money out of here is probably good idea is taking pictures of lindsay lohan in her hotel room at 6:00 in the morning. melissa: i like that joke. >> that is bad idea to do. melissa: if you're contrarian investor and see the individual investor get out in droves. a lot of time that is sign market is going up. i hate to say that, that is how sophisticated investors think, right? >> i agree. the typical plight of the individual investor is buy high and sell low. when you see people pouring money, like consumer confidence, melissa. when consumer confidence is low that's when you want to buy stuff because it will rebound. when it is high you totally sell. i think you take this information as a good sign for the market believe it or not going into what typically is good quarter and good period of time for equities here
our fed, ben bernanke is obviously all-in. tepid super conservative bank of japan two weeks ago pumped a couple million dollars in their own market. bank of japan was out of the game until couple weeks ago. taking your money out of here is probably good idea is taking pictures of lindsay lohan in her hotel room at 6:00 in the morning. melissa: i like that joke. >> that is bad idea to do. melissa: if you're contrarian investor and see the individual investor get out in droves. a lot of...
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. >> the money printing that ben bernanke has done. >> supporting the treasury and borrowing by obama. what romney understands, david, and president obama is clueless about, there's a big difference between tax credits and tax rates. cutting tax rates gives you incentive to invest in plant and equipment which then allows you to hire people, because you're going to get to keep an extra amount of money on each dollar of profit you make. cutting tax credits does not hurt incentive, because tax credits are temporary and does not encourage investment. >> steve, i want to keep it on the simplification, because that's success i can identify with. i haven't my own taxes in a long time. the reason is, because it's just too complex. i'm not a small business. if i was a small business, i'd have to do devote hundreds of hours of time, a lot of money, to figuring the thing out. >> that's right. the irs has figured out, david, that last year we spent 6.5 billion hours filling out tax forms, the equivalent of 2 1/2 million full-time jobs. it cost the economy $300 billion a year. huge waste of brain
. >> the money printing that ben bernanke has done. >> supporting the treasury and borrowing by obama. what romney understands, david, and president obama is clueless about, there's a big difference between tax credits and tax rates. cutting tax rates gives you incentive to invest in plant and equipment which then allows you to hire people, because you're going to get to keep an extra amount of money on each dollar of profit you make. cutting tax credits does not hurt incentive,...
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ben bernanke speaking today -- >> very good to be here. >> thank you. gerri: the federal reserve chairman speaking today and said we are not in a recession. it is not likely we will be in recession. very optimistic. very beat. are you? >> no. i think we are probably losing momentum if we are not in a recession we are close to. the big problem is at the end of the year if we have not done something about the fiscal cliff we are going to be in recession very definitely. the rest of the world is slowing down as well. so certainlthe momentum is not good. whether the growth nber for the fourth quarter is a half a percent or three-quartersof% or zero it will feel pretty much the same. we will be close enough to recession to put some real pressure on the lame-duck congress to do something about that fiscal clef. gerri: motors recent in a poll, 60 percent of them said the u.s. is in a recession. at some pint it ecomes self reinforcing from the people who could take us out of this we don't want to spend because they don't have confidence. >> sure. up until septe
ben bernanke speaking today -- >> very good to be here. >> thank you. gerri: the federal reserve chairman speaking today and said we are not in a recession. it is not likely we will be in recession. very optimistic. very beat. are you? >> no. i think we are probably losing momentum if we are not in a recession we are close to. the big problem is at the end of the year if we have not done something about the fiscal cliff we are going to be in recession very definitely. the rest...
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you saider ben bernanke. right. national bureau of economic research they have been slow to call recessions. 1970 downturn they waited eight to nine months to call recession. just this past recession they called it in september 2010, about a year after it had ended. that is the issue here. when will the officials come out and say we're in a recession? we don't know whether we are but sure feels like one that we're close to a double-dip, if not just flat-lining right now given that business confidence has taken a hit. we saw the business round table come out and say look, our confidence is a three-year low for business executives. ashley: yep. >> is it just a fiscal cliff or is it more? that is what we're trying to get to the bottom of. federal reserve district the report slowing down economic activity in a number of regions including philadelphia and kansas city. ashley: plenty to chew on. emac, thank you very much. tracy: we need replacement refs? ashley: there you go. tracy: viewers cutting too deep for their own
you saider ben bernanke. right. national bureau of economic research they have been slow to call recessions. 1970 downturn they waited eight to nine months to call recession. just this past recession they called it in september 2010, about a year after it had ended. that is the issue here. when will the officials come out and say we're in a recession? we don't know whether we are but sure feels like one that we're close to a double-dip, if not just flat-lining right now given that business...
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are these the numbers that forced ben bernanke, even though i don't think he is making the right move, is this what he felt compelled to do all he did in qe-3? >> we have seen this. third-quarter gdp number since 2008. we are churning through what happened inventory in the economy in 2008. we will live through the same cycle in 2012. we are really looking at the data that ben bernanke's right, it looks like we are looking into another recession here, even though the stock market says the all-time highs are bumping up levels where we would not be seeing additional stimulus. david: i hear a lot of people expressing their october surprises. we have had some of this before, 1987, is anybody down there expecting those? >> yes, they are. keep in mind, something happens that is profoundly different. we have seen a meaningful location out of consumer staples and financials end technology. that is eerie. people are really starting to get data. is this the beginning of the end of an october debacle or something new? that is the argument that is going on on the floor right now. david: what stock
are these the numbers that forced ben bernanke, even though i don't think he is making the right move, is this what he felt compelled to do all he did in qe-3? >> we have seen this. third-quarter gdp number since 2008. we are churning through what happened inventory in the economy in 2008. we will live through the same cycle in 2012. we are really looking at the data that ben bernanke's right, it looks like we are looking into another recession here, even though the stock market says the...
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his boss, ben bernanke, saying, things are really ugly. i have the numbers. i think that probably we should do something now because it is serious. lou: always put that away. whether it is serious the fact of the matter is this housing market looks like it is offering some support. but when you look at the broader , macro economic reality you have to question even whether this is an illusion. i think -- >> it is not inconsistent to look at the housing market. going down so low for so long with interest rates so low. people have to live somewhere. iran has moved up. housing may have bottomed out. it does not mean we will have a bull market in housing. having said that, the economic numbers you talked about when you are reporting, can amount to a caterpillar, they have the world view. intel came up. lou: fedex. >> fedex. the company's i listened to, of washington. they say come made a good. i was in china last week. it a good over there. lou: of course moving overseas. china where there is every suggestion, one of the newest from china, is there a sense that th
his boss, ben bernanke, saying, things are really ugly. i have the numbers. i think that probably we should do something now because it is serious. lou: always put that away. whether it is serious the fact of the matter is this housing market looks like it is offering some support. but when you look at the broader , macro economic reality you have to question even whether this is an illusion. i think -- >> it is not inconsistent to look at the housing market. going down so low for so long...
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and you've got ben bernanke printing money. you know, i don't think that -- i think we got a little frothy on some of these commodity prices. look for them to form a bottom here and to start getting a bid. i think gold is going to start rallying here shortly along with soy, wheat and probably beef and pork. david: i tend to agree with you on gold anyway because the cb doesn't seem to be slowing down, and whether we like it or not, the fed's going to be printing money -- >> right. >> as long as we're getting free money from bernanke, i like to joke, gold's going to rally. i'm looking for $1800 an ounce relatively soon. but, you know, i think the real interesting thing is the s&p. we've got spain falling apart, and secession talk, and we've only managed to sell off around 2%? david: right, right. >> um, i think that's the real story here. we tested 1430, held. i'm looking for a rally, a relief rally tomorrow and a test of 1450 by the end of the week. david: all right. there's definitely going to be -- >> this is your opportunity
and you've got ben bernanke printing money. you know, i don't think that -- i think we got a little frothy on some of these commodity prices. look for them to form a bottom here and to start getting a bid. i think gold is going to start rallying here shortly along with soy, wheat and probably beef and pork. david: i tend to agree with you on gold anyway because the cb doesn't seem to be slowing down, and whether we like it or not, the fed's going to be printing money -- >> right. >>...
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lou: stock market closing out a terrific third quarter as ben bernanke's easy money policies make investors feel good. we take that up with lou, neant money line, stocks finishing lower on the day, but posting the third best quarter since 2010. the dow jones industrial's dropping 49 points. s&p is down six and a half, and nasdaq down 20, but still well off the lows of the day. dragging the market today, consumer spending, up just half a percent, increase because of higher gasoline prices. oversea, bank of spain releasing an audit showing seven of the countries failed stress tests despite anxiety about the eurozone. the big three indexes up 44% for the quarter. a federal judge today delivering a blow to the future trading commission and its effort to implement portions of the dodd-frank financial reform law. the judge rejected regulations that would have capped the amount of positions a trader can hold and the size of that position in various commodities. the chairman of the cftc says he's disappointed by the ruling and the agency is looking for new ways to get their way. well, my next guest
lou: stock market closing out a terrific third quarter as ben bernanke's easy money policies make investors feel good. we take that up with lou, neant money line, stocks finishing lower on the day, but posting the third best quarter since 2010. the dow jones industrial's dropping 49 points. s&p is down six and a half, and nasdaq down 20, but still well off the lows of the day. dragging the market today, consumer spending, up just half a percent, increase because of higher gasoline prices....
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and federal reserve chairman ben bernanke defended fed's policies for the first time since launching qe3, saying that fed needs to drive down borrowing costs because the economy is not growing fast enough to reduce high unemployment. surely there is a left in which employment can be created. >> there will belay offs at lockheed-martin in the beginning of the year, but they will not warn the employees of impeding li offs as it is legally retired to today, obama labor department told lockheed they do not need to abide by the law. telling lockheed it will cover potential legal costs if they incur any benpality, obama administration. clearly does not want those layoff notices delivered just days before the election. >> president obama downplaying expectations for wednesday's debate. saying he is an okay debater, according to a new washington post abc news poll, 55 percent of likely voters think that president will win this first debate, and 41% think that romney will win. joining me now, ed klein, author of "new york times" best seller "the amateur." great to see you, this is cute, the d
and federal reserve chairman ben bernanke defended fed's policies for the first time since launching qe3, saying that fed needs to drive down borrowing costs because the economy is not growing fast enough to reduce high unemployment. surely there is a left in which employment can be created. >> there will belay offs at lockheed-martin in the beginning of the year, but they will not warn the employees of impeding li offs as it is legally retired to today, obama labor department told...
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thank you, fed chair ben bernanke is the way that concludes. >> basically what you have is an incredible tug-of-war. need to read the cover -- recovery has been very slow and it's going to slow down even more. the first down quarter earnings. number two, news is around this. it is just awful. the market goes up. people in your business have to find reasons to why the market went up. the market goes up because two-thirds of the trading had nothing to do with anything. lou: and the timeliness of those trades. >> no difference. high-frequency trading. lou: well, it gives us a substantial amount. >> pretty much balance and the tug-of-war is on the other side you have been bernanke who is a 1-trick pony who says, the way to deal with this problem is to continue to stimulate. he has now put the pedal to the floor because it has not worked, and he is going to continue to do the same thing. lou: amongst the many reasons that folks watching this broadcast have tried to discern what is happening with our political economy as best we can gather from the facts, evidence, and some serious hunches fro
thank you, fed chair ben bernanke is the way that concludes. >> basically what you have is an incredible tug-of-war. need to read the cover -- recovery has been very slow and it's going to slow down even more. the first down quarter earnings. number two, news is around this. it is just awful. the market goes up. people in your business have to find reasons to why the market went up. the market goes up because two-thirds of the trading had nothing to do with anything. lou: and the...
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. >> well, it will keep doing so as long as ben bernanke keeps it going, i think, we have catted chatted about this before, we live in an environment, where each party is captive to the extreme elements that don't want to budge. if you try to rein in the growth of entitlement you are throwing grandma off the cliff on your side, if you try to address you know closing loopholes and credits and allowances that allow some, to not pay taxes you raise taxes so tea partiers hate you, you can't move the ball forward whether that is how we play the game. >> there needs to be honesty here, sam nun has it right, the challenge is not because of anything that republicans have done or democrats have done, but because of changing demographics am demographic trends are the most difficult to change. and they have been coming at us for years, and we have known this is coming for years, we keep putting it off, saying, well, i'll just demagogue the issue in this election, then we'll deal with it later on. well, you can't do that. the baby boomer started retiring. started swelling the ranks, demographically
. >> well, it will keep doing so as long as ben bernanke keeps it going, i think, we have catted chatted about this before, we live in an environment, where each party is captive to the extreme elements that don't want to budge. if you try to rein in the growth of entitlement you are throwing grandma off the cliff on your side, if you try to address you know closing loopholes and credits and allowances that allow some, to not pay taxes you raise taxes so tea partiers hate you, you can't...
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we've got to do some things for the country..3 david: by the way, governor, ben bernanke was talking about it yesterday. recession, whether we're in one or not. he of course said no. other people, economist david malpass and others say we may actually be in recession right now. did you ask that of your executives or do they have a consensus whether we're in one or going towards one? >> we didn't ask it that way. we ask every quarter what do they think gdp will be. this is the last time we ask for 2012. they dropped from 2.1 to 1.9 growth. you saw official revision in the last quarter all the way down to 1.3. what is bothering families, family incomes dropped four consecutive years. 8% over the last four years. home values are still suffering in so many areas around the country. i think for families they know somebody in the family. the extended family is laid off unemployed looking for work. they don't feel so good about their own circumstances. their confidence is shaken but more importantly the company that might hire them is wondering what are the rules? can i go out and hire? can
we've got to do some things for the country..3 david: by the way, governor, ben bernanke was talking about it yesterday. recession, whether we're in one or not. he of course said no. other people, economist david malpass and others say we may actually be in recession right now. did you ask that of your executives or do they have a consensus whether we're in one or going towards one? >> we didn't ask it that way. we ask every quarter what do they think gdp will be. this is the last time we...
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in defense of fed's latest easing, big ben bernanke making his case in moments. rich edson is standing by live in indianapolis. >> and bacon prices sizzling higher but new doubts over whether there's actually going to be a global shortage. first let's take a look at some of today's s&p winners and losers. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a
in defense of fed's latest easing, big ben bernanke making his case in moments. rich edson is standing by live in indianapolis. >> and bacon prices sizzling higher but new doubts over whether there's actually going to be a global shortage. first let's take a look at some of today's s&p winners and losers. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an...
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ben bernanke trying to create the wealth effect. everybody feels more wealthy because the asset prices are going up, that helps the economy come around. by the same token if you look to the democratic side of things, if you look at the other guys, now we have to expand government and that will get the economy turning. i found that odd both of those are being played together at the exact same time right now. stuart: see you again soon. according to new polls for president obama has a big lead in the female vote over mitt romney. in ohio the president leads romney 60-35 among women. now obama deputy campaign manager says women don't care about the president's record. listen to this. >> they're not really concerned about what is happening over the last four years. stuart: congresswoman joins us now. it is very hard to get around or explain the enormous lead president obama seems to have among women voters. i put it to you they're going to be president because they're getting bought on that issue. tell me i am wrong. >> i do think you'r
ben bernanke trying to create the wealth effect. everybody feels more wealthy because the asset prices are going up, that helps the economy come around. by the same token if you look to the democratic side of things, if you look at the other guys, now we have to expand government and that will get the economy turning. i found that odd both of those are being played together at the exact same time right now. stuart: see you again soon. according to new polls for president obama has a big lead in...
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it's not widely understood, but that money that ben bernanke has been printing has been used to buy that debt and that's pushed treasury prices way up, bubble level. it is a bubble. what happens when it bursts? it will eventually. pretty soon people who lend it will say you can't pay it back and then you have killed the dollar. and the interest rates goes straight up and the economy goes straight down and ben will be unable to print out of trouble because it was printing that got us into the mess in the first place, i do not have a solution, only the conviction that we're indeed in another bubble and i don't know exactly how it will shake out. i don't know which investment will do well eventually, but i do know that this bubble will burst and when that happens, there will be a river of tears. so anyway, i've been to a lot of places. you know, i've helped a lot of people save a lot of money. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what
it's not widely understood, but that money that ben bernanke has been printing has been used to buy that debt and that's pushed treasury prices way up, bubble level. it is a bubble. what happens when it bursts? it will eventually. pretty soon people who lend it will say you can't pay it back and then you have killed the dollar. and the interest rates goes straight up and the economy goes straight down and ben will be unable to print out of trouble because it was printing that got us into the...
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. >> federal reserve chief ben bernanke said the fed's latest stim tim was motivated by the need to get more americans back to work. we'll get a look at who is hiring right now. cheril casonny is back. >> good morning. and we want to start with medifad. and jenny craig are growing and hiring and so it is a great way to work out and get a job and help people out at the same time. 150 jobs by the end of the year. production and distribution and work in call center and many don't want to go to the centers ceo of the company was on my fox business show and asked him where the growth is coming from. >> we are coming out with 11 new products over the last few months and more in november. we have send great success and growing at over 20 percent. our growth rate is high. >> he had a lot of -- he took over his brother's position in the company. >> bj restaurant. >> from dieting to now food. burger frys and shakes. they are hiring and 123 casual dining restaurants 2400 to 3200 austin and veg and college station and hoim. aggies and voted best place to work. benefits. full-time and hourly employe
. >> federal reserve chief ben bernanke said the fed's latest stim tim was motivated by the need to get more americans back to work. we'll get a look at who is hiring right now. cheril casonny is back. >> good morning. and we want to start with medifad. and jenny craig are growing and hiring and so it is a great way to work out and get a job and help people out at the same time. 150 jobs by the end of the year. production and distribution and work in call center and many don't want...
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into rally faded after the fed chairman ben bernanke defended a controversy program to buy up $40 billion in mortgage debt every month until employment improves. the slowing economic recovery forced the feds to resort to such unusual measures after lowering interest rates to next to nothing failed to turn things around. critics of the plan say it could lead to inflation in the future. an amtrak train has derailed in central california after officials say a big rig truck slammed right into it just south of fresno. as many as 40 people reported hurt in the crash. when several cars jumped the tracks. trace gallagher in our west coast news hub now. trace, exactly how did this happen. >> well, the train was heading south from oakland to bakersfield. it crashed in a town called hanford which is 30 miles outside fresno it appears that a truck carrying a cotton by product actually blue through the signal and crashed into the train. it looks like three of the five railcars are off the track. you can see two of them there at a 45-degree angle. the people inside were tossed about. 169 on board. 40 i
into rally faded after the fed chairman ben bernanke defended a controversy program to buy up $40 billion in mortgage debt every month until employment improves. the slowing economic recovery forced the feds to resort to such unusual measures after lowering interest rates to next to nothing failed to turn things around. critics of the plan say it could lead to inflation in the future. an amtrak train has derailed in central california after officials say a big rig truck slammed right into it...
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but ben bernanke is propping it up. martha: we have a jam packed show for you today. both candidates are hunkered down getting ready for wednesday night's debate in denver. new numbers show how many voters could still be persuaded. bill: disturbing details in fallout from operation fast & furious. new records of dozens of weapons linked to murders and weapo and cartel hitmen. now there are questions about the fate of attorney general eric holder in all of this. >> they don't see the victims. 60,000 people have been killed. and they have been indifferent to the sufferings of the people. . but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. martha: former california governor schwarz * spilling details about his marriage with maria shriver. he recounted in painful detail how he broke the news to his childre
but ben bernanke is propping it up. martha: we have a jam packed show for you today. both candidates are hunkered down getting ready for wednesday night's debate in denver. new numbers show how many voters could still be persuaded. bill: disturbing details in fallout from operation fast & furious. new records of dozens of weapons linked to murders and weapo and cartel hitmen. now there are questions about the fate of attorney general eric holder in all of this. >> they don't see the...